Freedman’s big call

At Crown’s Call of the Card lunch in Melbourne yesterday, serious racing types hailed Americain, Dunaden and Red Cadeaux as the horses to beat, while Makybe Diva trainer
Lee Freedman
put his two cents in, arguing: “Every horse I’ve ever had win the Cup has gone in off his personal best. Very few of the horses [this year] are going in off their personal bests. There are heaps of unknowns." Racing ambassador Francesca Cumani tipped My Quest for Peace on trackwork form while Maluckyday jockey
Jim Cassidy
had the quote of the day: “All I know is the more you bet, the more you win."